South Africa, Oct. 21 -- Both Stiles and Khan are longstanding members of the VML South Africa leadership team.

A simple focus

Stiles, who takes over the role of COO from fellow co-founder Diane Wilson, has been a trailblazing leader in the business since its founding and has been instrumental to the success of many client accounts over the years, including Vodacom during VML's tenure. Most recently, she held the role of group managing director at VML South Africa.

"This is an exciting new chapter for me, and it comes at a pivotal time for VML," says Stiles.

"My focus is simple: to make sure our clients experience the very best of what we can do. We're entering an era where AI will transform how we work, and I'm excited to face that f...